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Shelf Talkers: June 2015
This month’s collection of recommendations from independent booksellers across the country is dedicated to the waning of the school year, and the chance …
Your Next Great Summer Read
Summer reads can mean a lot of things, which is a good thing because we're a lot of different kinds of readers.
The Unkindest Cut: The Editor, Crime Wave, and Canadian Film
New films have turned a crafty treatment of cultural anxiety into a distinguishing trait of Canadian filmmaking.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Summer Reads Most Feral
Ever wonder how a baboon thinks about his fellow baboons? Or how a cat views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Or how a seeing-eye dog-in-training tunes …
Bookshop Spotlight: Toronto's TYPE Books
Being named Magazines Canada's Retailer of the Year is only the latest success for this amazing indie bookshop.
Books On Disability
A list of books to consider, whether you're disabled, someone who loves/lives with/teaches a disabled person, or simply interested in or engaged with …
A Perfect Summer Day with Monica Heisey
Part voyeuristic pleasure, part travel-guide, the Perfect Summer Day Questionnaire connects writers and their books to real-life Canadian places while …
Your 2015 Summer Literary Festival Guide
The definitive guide to the Canadian litfest scene.
Picture Book Summer Magic
Summer! So perfect, so ephemeral. And yet also potentially endless if you keep rereading these beautiful summery new books.
Quick Hits: Infernos, Outrage, Love, and Anything But
This month's Quick Hits is among our most eclectic compilations yet, and the books in it are SO good.